Kami Koldewyn
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About
Kami Koldewyn is a cognitive scientist whose research lies at the intersection of social cognition, developmental psychology, and human-robot interaction. Her work explores how humans perceive and attribute mental states—such as intentions, beliefs, and emotions—to both biological and artificial agents. In her highly cited 2024 study, “Beyond human-likeness: Socialness is more influential when attributing mental states to robots” (11 citations), Koldewyn challenged the prevailing assumption that a robot’s physical human-likeness is the primary driver of mind attribution. Through a clever experimental design where participants played games against a human, a humanoid robot, a mechanoid robot, and a computer, she demonstrated that perceived socialness—the agent’s interactive and communicative behavior—matters more than appearance. This finding has significant implications for the design of socially assistive robots and our understanding of social cognition. Koldewyn’s work bridges developmental and comparative perspectives, shedding light on how the human mind processes social agents across the lifespan. Her research is widely cited in psychology, robotics, and human-computer interaction, establishing her as a key voice in debates about mind perception and the future of human-robot relationships.
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